Violence Against Women / Gender Based Violence

Monday 26 February 2018February 25, 2018 (JUBA) - The Ghanaian police vowed on Sunday to fully cooperate with the United Nations in probing some of its officers accused of involvement in sexual misconduct at the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
The (...)

Tuesday 17 September 2013September 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A new video was posted on YouTube showing a Sudanese police officer flogging an unidentified woman in public, marking the second recording of its kind the last two years. Still photo taken from the (...)

Friday 25 November 2011November 24, 2011 (LONDON) – The UK’s first ambassador to South Sudan, Alistair McPhail, has called for a focus upon tackling the country’s violence against women ahead of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on (...)

Friday 7 February 2014February 6, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - An 18-year-old pregnant Ethiopian woman who was the victim of a brutal gang-rape last August in Omdurman has been sleeping on the concrete floor of a police cell since her arrest on 17 January, advocacy (...)

Wednesday 27 March 2013March 27, 2013 (LONDON) - Sudan is the seventh worst country in the world for sexual violence in conflict according to a report by global risk analysis firm, Maplecroft which rated neighbouring South Sudan as an "extreme high risk" (...)

Thursday 23 August 2012August 22, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda announced on Tuesday that she has picked a veteran advocate of women’s human rights to be her new special adviser on gender issues. (...)

Monday 25 November 2013By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
November 24, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – An East African women’s rights group has called on Somali authorities to immediately release a jailed rape victim and a journalist who covered her story.
Mohammed Bashir, who works (...)

Thursday 20 February 2014February 19, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - An 18-year-old Ethiopian woman, who was gang raped by seven men in Sudan, is facing a possible death sentence after being charged with adultery and prostitution. Advocacy groups say IDPs, migrants and (...)

Tuesday 14 October 2014October 13, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudan should prevent rampant sexual violence against women and children by prosecuting culprits involved, a top United Nations official said on Monday. Special Representative on Sexual Violence in (...)

Africa and UK Brexit2018-03-10 22:34:34
By Ambassador Dhano Obongo
Brexit is the media usage for Britain exiting the European Union (EU). After four decades of membership, last year England voted to quit the EU. Trade impacts will (...)

Petition for release of Agou John Wuoi from prison2018-02-15 20:45:31
Open letter to South Sudan President Salva Kiir
Your Excellency,
Kindly please permit me to take this rare opportunity to appreciate you for every effort you have made toward making South Sudan (...)